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Lot 1772 Dα

A French capucine clock with alarm

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 1.188 € (incl. premium)

A French capucine clock with alarm

Brass, white enamel dial, gilded and blued steel hands, silver-plated bronze. Eight-day running movement with half-hourly striking on the bell, verge escapement and thread suspension of the pendulum, repetition. Signed "Berger cadet" in purple on the dial. The enamel cracked. With handle extended H 29.5, W 12, D 8.4 cm.
First half 19th C.

Provenance

Private collection, Lower Rhine Region.